Careers & Personal Development Courses

The Acorns Careers Lead - Miss Vanessa Booth

Miss Vanessa Booth can be contacted at the school telephone number: 01695575486 or email: v.booth@westlancspcss.lancs.sch.uk

College Open Event Information 2025

West Lancashire College

Monday 3^rd Feb/Thurs 1^st May 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Wigan & Leigh

Monday 3^rd February 4:30pm-7pm

Southport College

Monday 24^th March/Campus Tours available to book 4:30pm-7pm

Hugh Baird

Monday 3^rd February and Thursday 6^th March 5pm-7pm

Myerscough College

The Saturday Course Advice Mornings events generally run 10 till 12.30 on site at each centre (1pm at Preston).

Saturday 8th February 2025 - Course Advice Morning

Saturday 29th March 2025 - Course Advice Morning

Saturday 7th June 2025 - Course Advice Morning

***Blackburn, Liverpool and Warrington Centres only. Those interested in Preston should attend the Open Day and Country Fair on Sunday 8th June ***

Saturday 4th October 2025 - Course Advice Morning

Saturday 15th November 2025 - Course Advice Morning

Winstanley College

Thursday 26th June 2025 5pm-8pm

Preston College

Thursday 6^th March (Registration required) 4pm-7pm

Cardinal Newman

Saturday 1^st February 6pm-9pm

Runshaw College

Wednesday 5^th March 4pm-8pm

KGV

Thursday 24^th April 4:30pm-7pm

City of Liverpool College

Thursday 27^th Feb/ Wednesday 7^th May

Careers information is updated annually, next update will be September 2026.

Careers at The Acorns School will engage all our pupils throughout their time at the school as part of their academic and personal development to discover, learn and aspire to a variety of careers and educational pathways that lead learners to establish sustainable and fulfilling careers. The Acorns School is committed to fully implementing the GATSBY benchmarks in order to give our pupils the best chances they can to achieve in the future.

We provide our pupils with multiple learning opportunities to engage with the world of work through encounters with employers, professionals and opportunity providers allowing pupils to discover their strengths and interests whilst developing careers management skills that empower our learners to confidently move towards their career goals.

Every student at The Acorns School is entitled to a thorough, personalised and aspirational programme of careers events and personalised, independent careers guidance throughout their time at the school. They are given support to whichever route they choose, at the end of KS4.

Our Careers provision intent:

Learners develop short- and long-term careers goals by having multiple opportunities to encounter the world of work through visits, virtual workplace experiences and in school activities

Learners are taken on a continuous path throughout their education that develops their career and self- awareness as well as essential career management skills enabling pupils to make informed decisions and applications throughout their personal and professional life

Careers promotes and recognises a variety or careers and life choices and will always support pupils to make careers choices that reflect pupils’ individual aspirations and personal situations by delivering person-centred and just in time careers support to everyone at The Acorns School.

The careers program at The Acorns School thrives to involve our local professionals from colleges and Edge Hill University and employers in our community in supporting the delivery of Careers Education and we will always look for opportunities to engage with established and emerging partners to deliver a relevant and responsive careers curriculum.

For a more detailed provision for our young people please access the attachment.